Eduardo Rodriguez reportedly close to signing with the Tigers

After teams handed out qualifying offers to impending free agents shortly after the conclusion of the World Series, players who received said offers have until Wednesday to accept or reject the one-year deal worth $18.4 million. If players decline that offer, teams who lose the player receive draft pick compensation when they sign elsewhere, and the new teams who sign them will have to give up a draft pick (the specific pick depends on whether or not they exceeded the luxury tax and whether or not they receive revenue sharing.)

For the Boston Red Sox, there was one qualifying offer decision to be made from Eduardo Rodriguez.